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Why The Study of Poetry is Still Wildly Relevant Today

Is poetry dead? Is it useful only for old men longing for the past and tweenage girls longing for their junior high “bf”s? Not so! The study of poetry enhances writing skills, teaches clarity of thought, improves reading comprehension, and fosters ingenuity. What abilities could be more practical in a competitive business world?

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Visiting Hour

Essay on the poem Visiting Hour by Norman McCaig describing the feelings and thoughts provoked by the poem.

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Death of a Naturalist Essay

This essay looks in to the meaning behind the words in the poem “Death of a Naturalist”.

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Dogs Playing Poker

If dogs can play poker they can be authors, doctors, lawyers, and pool sharks too.

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A Narrow Fellow Explanation

This is an article I wrote explaining the meaning of the poem, “A Narrow Fellow” by Emily Dickinson.

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Thomas Hardy’s “The Darkling Thrush”

Textual analysis of Thomas Hardy’s poem “The Darkling Thrush”.

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O Captain! My Captain!

Analysis of this famous poem written by Walt Whitman.

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Poem Analysis: When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer

My in depth analysis on the poem When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer.

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World of Poetry 5: Rhyme

The many types of rhyme and their differences.

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Fun Mutations of Age-Old Poetry Forms

Classical poetry forms can be monotonous and, in some cases, annoying. Here’s how to mix it up.

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